By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Moke is a short, distinctive masculine name with varied origins. In Polynesian languages, particularly Hawaiian, it can mean 'mist' or relate to the sea. In certain African contexts, it may be a…
Lefèvre is a distinguished French surname that occasionally appears as a masculine given name. Of occupational origin, it derives from the Old French 'le fèvre' meaning 'the craftsman' or more…
Mosie is a masculine name with multiple possible origins. It can function as a diminutive of Moses (from the Hebrew "drawn out of water") or Maurice (from Latin "dark-skinned" or "Moorish"). In some…
Faivre is a masculine name that originates primarily as a French surname rather than a traditional given name. It derives from the Old French word 'fevre' or 'faivre,' meaning 'blacksmith' or…
Scandinavian
"knot"
More familiar in its K forms, where it's associated with football legend Knute Rockne, Canute has a tough, macho image.
Mosze is a masculine name that represents a Polish and Yiddish variation of Moses. The biblical Moses (Moshe in Hebrew) was the prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and received the Ten…
Faure is a masculine name of French origin, primarily known as a surname rather than a given name. It derives from Old French 'favre' meaning 'craftsman' or 'smith.' The name gained recognition…
Moïse is the French form of Moses, a name with Hebrew origins meaning 'drawn out of the water,' referencing the biblical account of baby Moses being rescued from the Nile. This elegant variation…
Morie is a masculine name with multiple potential origins. It could be a variation of Maurice (derived from Latin 'Mauritius' meaning 'dark-skinned' or 'Moorish'), a form of the Japanese name Mori…
French occupational name
"ironworker"
Surname of a fifteenth-century saint and a twenty-first-century quarterback, Brett Favre.
French from Latin
"naive"
French saintly name, used for both boys and girls. Although not common in France, it has been used in small numbers for boys in the 2010s and 2020s. Candide, in its sense as the French word for…
Belldene is an uncommon masculine name with likely English language origins. It appears to combine the elements 'bell,' possibly referring to the musical instrument or the Middle English 'belle'…
Maurie is a masculine name that functions as a diminutive form of Maurice, which derives from the Latin name Mauritius, meaning 'dark-skinned' or 'Moorish.' With its friendly -ie ending, Maurie…
Morice is a masculine name representing a medieval French variant of Maurice. Derived from the Latin name Mauritius, meaning "Moorish" or "dark-skinned," it has Roman origins and was popularized…
Word name
Maybe if you're planning to have only one child -- and iffy even then.
Latin, diminutive of Maurice
Soft and sensitive and elderly, associated with mega-best-seller Tuesdays with Morrie .
Morlee is an uncommon masculine name that likely developed as a variant spelling of Morley, which originated as an English surname derived from Old English elements meaning 'moorland clearing' or…
Farlee is an uncommon masculine name with unclear origins, possibly derived as a variant of Farley, which comes from Old English elements meaning 'fern clearing' or 'meadow'. The name has a…
Calhoune is a masculine name with roots in Scottish and Irish heritage, representing a variant spelling of the surname Calhoun. The original Gaelic form 'Colquhoun' derives from geographic origins,…
Motke is a masculine name of Yiddish origin, primarily used in Jewish communities as a diminutive or nickname for Mordechai (Hebrew) or Mordecai. The name Mordechai itself has Persian roots and…
